People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.
TIM FERRISSJust as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from the wrong sources.
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Luxury is feeling unrushed. It is designing a life that allows you to do what you want with high leverage, with many options, all while feeling unrushed.
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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be.
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Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
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Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from the wrong sources.
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Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.
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Creating demand is hard. Filling demand is easier. Don’t create a product, then seek someone to sell it to. Find a market – define your customers – then find or develop a product for them.
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People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
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Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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You can lose money and make it back, you can’t do that with time.
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Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference.
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For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.
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